{"id":40076601,"date":"2018-05-21T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-05-20T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/china-dialogue-ocean-staging.darkbluehq.com\/uncategorized\/2889-podcast-burning-waste-chinas-solution-to-ocean-plastics\/"},"modified":"2022-03-08T18:01:18","modified_gmt":"2022-03-08T12:31:18","slug":"2889-podcast-burning-waste-chinas-solution-to-ocean-plastics-3","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/dialogue.earth\/en\/pollution\/2889-podcast-burning-waste-chinas-solution-to-ocean-plastics-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Podcast: Burning waste \u2013 China\u2019s solution to ocean plastics"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap wp-block-paragraph\">China is looking to solve its immense waste crisis. According to the World Bank, the country is dealing with 200 million tonnes of garbage a year. Landfills are crammed and create a burden for surrounding communities. 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